Terry Roach

Terry Roach, M. Ed., R.K.T is President of Body Stabilization Training, Inc, a physical therapy company. Terry graduated from Angelo State University with a B.S. in Physical Education, M.Ed. in Secondary Education with an Exercise Physiology emphasis from Arizona State University, and is a Registered Kinesiotherapist. BST, Inc. has been in business since 1991. Prior to 1991, she worked at the Center for Sportsmedicine and Orthopedics for 7 years, starting her Kinetic program after a back surgery. Prior to 1984, she was a Physical Education and Dance teacher and coach for 11 years.

After 10 years of back problems starting with a car accident, she had traditional physical therapy for 3 years resulting in only temporary relief. Suffering from daily headaches, muscle and joint pain, she had difficulty moving without pain but continued to live her active lifestyle. Many doctors told her that her pain was “in her head.”  Ultimately, my 10 mile multiple running days and marathons, as well as life in general, her body “blew up!”   “The lumbar back surgery, performed by Dr. William White, Barrows Neurological Institute, was the best thing that could have ever happened to me!” Using herself as a guinea pig, she researched back problems and programs across the country, and working on her Masters degree, developed the Body Stabilization Training Kinesiotherapy and body mechanic program.

Her unique program has been successful since 1991, in private practice. Her experience in multiple sports and activities, the former marathon runner, skier, adventure racer, triathlete, hiker, climber, tennis player, golfer, scuba diver, and cyclist, allows her to relate to patients motivated to get back to their normal activities.  The experience she has gained from her own recovery from all the trauma to her body has reinforced the importance of her principles in her Body Stabilization Training, body mechanic program.

Terry began racing bicycles in 1996 to have success on the road and the track winning multiple National and World Masters Track cycling championships. She suffered many bicycle crashes and body traumas to come back successfully several times. In 2002, in her comeback after a year off racing she suffered a severe bicycle crash in a race breaking ribs, puncturing a lung, with a rider riding over her neck and another over her low back. She came back 5 months later to break her own World Master’s Track Record in the 2K Individual Pursuit,  set in 1998. Her Body Stabilization Training Program concepts, have allowed her to get back to elite level racing.

After two more successful years of racing she chose to take a year off to mountain bike race.  After crashing on her head in a training ride, she was forced to have a three-level neck fusion, in fall 2004.  She has returned to racing in 2007 and has had success in her first event as the first Arizona National Senior Olympics Champion in the road 5K Time Trial.  Returning to the track after 4 years, Terry won the 2K Individual Pursuit at  both Arizona State and the National Masters Track Cycling Championships. She also set a new National record in the event for 55-59 women. World Championships are moved to Sydney, Australia and Terry will work to reclaim her title.

She is a past board member of The Arizona Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Past-President and past board member of the Arizona Association of Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance; and frequent motivational  and educational speaker.

Terry believes that age is not a limitation to quality of life or improved sports performance. You can be become stronger as you age if the pieces of the puzzle are in place. The BST program is a piece of the puzzle.